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FROM THE RAFINO PRESIDENT
Upcoming RAFINO Elections and 2024 Reunion in October

In 2024, I will be making a major push on two fronts to re-invigorate RAFINO with
“youth” and to add to the RAFINO Board leadership that has seen multiple
resignations and pending resignations due to personal and health reasons. Our
Board needs nominations now for the RAFINO President, First Vice President,
and Treasurer positions. Please submit your nominations or self-nominations
for these Board positions to me no later than 10 August. My email is
mdk0719@yahoo.com. Thank you!

I am actively recruiting “Retirement-Eligible” FCA soldiers to add Active Duty/ COL (R) Kelly
National Guard/Army Reserve Finance soldiers to join the RAFINO rolls. Many of us are Life
Members of both organizations and that already provides both the FCA and RAFINO with a
crossover touchstone for experience and expanded camaraderie. Adding Retirement-eligible
Finance soldiers to the mix of RAFINO members could only deepen the ties between Active
Duty/National Guard/Army Reserve and Retired Finance soldiers.,

We have simplified the membership process by requiring all new and existing members to
become Life Members, which is still inexpensive. For those Finance Corps soldiers who would
like to join RAFINO sooner than the Reunion and save on Registration costs, here is the link to
apply for membership, RAFINO - New Membership Application

RAFINO also needs volunteers today to fill the positions of Surviving Spouses, Membership,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, and 2026 Reunion Vice President. I am
asking anyone who has the bandwidth and the “Support and Serve” spirit to contact me. We can
use your talents!

The US Army Finance Corps 2030 Workshop at the Charleston RAFINO Reunion

It is not too early to start thinking about October. The Charleston Reunion invites have gone out
for RAFINO members and Retirement-Eligible FCA members. Registration closes on 16
September. In case you have missed the email, here is the link for the Reunion registration:

https://www.events.afr-reg.com/e/RAFINO2024

If you cannot access the link above, Copy and paste the link in your browser. It should take you
to the RAFINO Reunion page.

The contours of the upcoming Finance Corps 2030 Workshop that will be held during the Reunion
on Friday, 18 October in Charleston. A lot of changes have occurred since most of the RAFINO
membership retired. The workshop will bring us all up to date on the Army sustainment wartime
and peacetime missions of the Army Finance Corps. The soon to be released Army FM 4-80
(Comptroller and Finance Operations) will be the centerpiece of this workshop. It will be
informative, and you will hear from the Finance Corps top leadership who are responsible for the
implementation/execution of the new doctrine.

I have spoken with the Army Financial Management and Comptroller SGM, Terry Anderson, and he
has agreed to be the 2024 RAFINO Reunion’s keynote speaker at the 19 October Banquet in
Charleston. I asked SGM Anderson to provide a “Capstone” address that would provide a
commentary and summary around what was discussed during the Finance Corps 2030 workshop
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